Welcome to AVA’s monthly calendar of events. Take a peek and plan your stay-cation or your next visit to our region. The city’s most notable annual events include historic home tours, outdoor summer concerts and movies under the stars, and the Northwest Art and Air Festival.
*Note for event organizers: If you’d like to have your event listed on the AVA calendar, head over to our contact page and submit your event to us.
Apr
2
Tue
Join your friends at Wine Crush for Trivia Night!
The person, or team, with the most correct answers, wins!!
Grab a glass of wine, order a pizza, and join the fun!!
Apr
21
Sun
Downtown Albany Restaurant Week returns with more restaurants than ever! From Sunday, April 21, through Saturday, April 27, visit our 30 destinations offering a variety of specials all week!
From breakfast to dinner, dozens of tasty options are sure to please.
Each restaurant will have delicious Restaurant Week specials so it’s easy to spend your week sampling your way through Downtown!
New this year is a passport and prize drawing. You will receive one chance at the drawing for each restaurant you patronize. You can pick up a passport at the Albany Downtown Association or download one online. Passports are also available at many Downtown restaurants. Once you have your passport, look for the Restaurant Week poster in each participating restaurant’s window for the code to add to your passport To download your passport, CLICK HERE!
Times vary with each restaurant, usually their normal hours. Reservations are highly recommended.
Participating Restaurants and Menu Items can be found here.
May
3
Fri
If you’re visiting from out of town and are attending the Wine Walk AND are a fan of Mrs. Roper – this event is for you.
This is the first appearance of the Mrs. Ropers of Oregon in Historic Downtown Albany.
This will be a rolling stop event; if you’re working late, or have plans to meet your friends.. no worries – join up and leave as you please. Wear your brightest caftan and orange curly wig if you want!
3:30pm—Albany Carousel for a ride, photo, and then walk together to get wine glasses and tickets.
4:00pm—Corner of 1st Ave. & Ferry, pick up wine glasses, tickets and maps.
5:15ish—Back to the Corner of 1st Ave. & Ferry to meet up with more Helens and pick up tickets if needed.
Everyone over 21 is welcome to join!
May
7
Tue
Join your friends at Wine Crush for Trivia Night!
The person, or team, with the most correct answers, wins!!
Grab a glass of wine, order a pizza, and join the fun!!
May
11
Sat
Head to Wine Crush for a weekend of Food, Wine, Music, and Fun! Wine Crush will turn its back parking lot into ground zero for Crush Festival 2024!
The fun starts at 2 pm when 6 wineries will be offering complimentary tastes of their new releases. There is no charge from 2-5 pm so settle in, sip wine and enjoy the food from the outside grill.
At 5:00 things get turned up a notch when the After Five Party begins! Sit back, and enjoy your dinner while you listen to a fantastic live band!
Dinner is served from 5 pm to 7 pm and includes two drinks (beer or wine) and an insulated steel tumbler! See details below for more info and to buy tickets.
IMPORTANT DETAILS: Wine Crush will remain open during Crush Fest for those craving pizza and conversation.
Crush Fest attendees will enter the event through the back door.
The After Parties are $25 per person.
Tickets must be purchased before the event online. There is a limit of 100 people for each party. Tickets are non-refundable.
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May
12
Sun
Mosey over to Wine Crush for a weekend of Food, Wine, Music, and Fun! The event will be held at the back parking lot of Wine Crush.
The fun starts at 1 pm on Sunday, May 12 with 6 wineries serving complimentary tastes. The grill will be fired up with food served outside under the tent. From 1 pm to 4 pm no ticket is needed to enjoy the wineries, food and music. So head around back, grab a drink and something to eat and listen as two amazing artists take the stage: Billy Lanham with Ron Green! You don’t want to miss this treat!
The After Four Party starts at, well, 4. You’ll be entertained by a local band while you enjoy your dinner (served 4pm to 6pm), two drinks, and a stainless steel tumbler for one price. See details below for more info and to buy tickets.
IMPORTANT DETAILS: Wine Crush will remain open during Crush Fest for those craving pizza and conversation.
Crush Fest attendees will enter the event through the back door. The After Parties are $25 per person and include food, two drinks, and a steel tumbler.
Tickets must be purchased before the event online. There is a limit of 100 people for each party. Tickets are non-refundable.
Buy Tickets
May
24
Fri
4th Fridays at Springhill Cellars Winery begin on May 24th.
Every 4th Friday from May – September, Springhill Cellars will have extended hours; 5:30 pm to ~10:00 pm, to listen to live Jazz by friend of the winery-Just Lonna. Grab your friends, or make it a romantic date night but plan to stay late, drink wine, eat delicious local food, and watch the sunset over the mountains.
The seating starts at 5:30 pm, live music starts at 7:00 pm.
Jun
4
Tue
Join your friends at Wine Crush for Trivia Night!
The person, or team, with the most correct answers, wins!!
Grab a glass of wine, order a pizza, and join the fun!!
Jun
28
Fri
4th Fridays at Springhill Cellars Winery begin on May 24th.
Every 4th Friday from May – September, Springhill Cellars will have extended hours; 5:30 pm to ~10:00 pm, to listen to live Jazz by friend of the winery-Just Lonna. Grab your friends, or make it a romantic date night but plan to stay late, drink wine, eat delicious local food, and watch the sunset over the mountains.
The seating starts at 5:30 pm, live music starts at 7:00 pm.
Jul
2
Tue
Join your friends at Wine Crush for Trivia Night!
The person, or team, with the most correct answers, wins!!
Grab a glass of wine, order a pizza, and join the fun!!
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